The Avett Brothers will release Emotionalism, the proper follow-up to last year's Four Thieves Gone, on May 15th through Ramseur Records. To tide fans over, the trio has posted "Will You Return?" for download on MySpace. Look for the album tracklist and the Avett's perpetual touring schedule (including a stop at Coachella) after the jump.
The Walkmen are still out and about, supporting A Hundred Miles Off and their Nilsson tribute, Pussycats. They have dates lined up until the end of April, with a bunch of shows supporting Kaiser Chiefs.
Tom Morello will release his solo debut, under the unintentionally comedic moniker The Nightwatchman, on April 24th. The album, One Man Revolution, features 13-tracks of acoustic folk produced by Brendan O'Brien. Listen to "Until The End" over on MySpace. Morello is also putting together a tour for the album, but some dates have been announced already (in between Rage Against The Machine dates, of course).
Birdmonster has announced tour dates until the end of April (with the prerequisite stops at SXSW) in further support of No Midnight. Not to mention, they're dedicated to that blog.
Perry Farrell's Satellite Party will finally release their debut album, now shortened to just Ultra Payloaded, on May 15th. Read the full press release and listen to "Ultra Payloaded Satellite Party" and "Insanity Rains" from the album over at MySpace.
The Chariot will return with The Fiance on April 3rd. Screaming and brutality abounds, but it's tad more accesible than their debut. The Chariot will also hit the road with Norma Jean (vocalist Josh Scogin's former band) in March/April. Stream "They Faced Each Other" from the album on Purevolume.
Canada's Hot Hot Heat have officially completed their new album, Happiness Ltd. While a new album has been in the works since last summer (and was essentially done in June, according the band). The new album and its new songs are backed with the "unanimous excitement" of each member. A worldwide, summer tour and release date details to come. Read the full story on MySpace.
The Photo Atlas are heading out on tour in support of their album No, Not Me, Never released this week on Stolen Transmission. Dates below:
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta and At the Drive-In will release a handful of solo projects in 2007, the first of these being Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo, which will be released in May. Recorded in 2005 in Amsterdam and California, the full-length album features performances by Volta members Bixler-Zavala, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez, Juan Alderete de la Pena, and Adrian Terrazas-Gonzales, as well as appearances by Money Mark, Ramos Nishita (Beastie Boys) and John Frusciante.
Mastodon has announced what will probably be the best tour all year. Throughout May, the band will team up with Cursive and Against Me! for a nationwide run. These Arms Are Snakes and Planes Mistaken For Stars will open the first and second legs of the tour, respectively. Pre-order your tickets now or wait for the general on-sale date, March 10th. Dates after the jump.
Queens of the Stone Age have posted a new video on YouTube documenting the recording process of a song from the upcoming album, Era Vulgaris. The song titles "Turn On The Screw," "Battery Acid," "Head Into The Hollow," and "Misfit Love" were cryptically revealed in a recent email, as well.
The UK's Mystery Jets will head to the United States later this spring to show off the tunes on ZooTime, which will be out through Dim Mak on May 5th. The young band has already been served such accolades as the approval of Johnny Marr, The Futureheads, and Bloc Party.
While there is no definitive title or release date it appears that Autolux has awakened from their slumber and are beginning to play shows again. Unfortunately the band has announced that the song they contributed to the Ian Curtis biopic "Closer" soundtrack has been put on hold indefinetly to ensure no conflict with the upcoming re-release of the remastered Joy Division catalog.
The new Apostle of Hustle record, National Anthem of Nowhere, hit stores today but the band plans to release a new maxi-single on April 10th featuring "My Sword Hands Anger" and a fan remix of the track currently previewable over on their site. Aside from that the band will be hitting the road with Andrew Bird, don't hesitate to see them.
Radio stalwarts KCRW will release a new digital download version of their "Morning Becomes Eclectic" sessions with Amy Millan on March 27th. The five song EP features live versions of tracks from Honey From The Tombs, a Stars track, and a cover of Death Cab for Cutie.
The Books recently released a miniature-EP (literally) of sounds entitled Music for a French Elevator that they put together back in 2004. It's not an official album per se but it's enough to tide a hardcore fan over. The band has also announced that they'll be on tour through the month of April.
It has been announced on their official site that The Dismemberment Plan will be reuniting for one night in April to play a show to raise money for Cal Robbins - the son of J. Robbins (Jawbox) and Janet Morgan. The money raised will go to the Robbins family to help them offset medical costs of their sons struggle with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). If you don't have tickets already, start scouring eBay because it sold out super quick.
Today sees the Columbia/Legacy release of Ultimate Gospel, a collection of traditional and spiritual songs performed by Johnny Cash. The compilation features recordings from as early as 1958 and as recent as 1981, with three previously unreleased songs thrown in there ("How Great Thou Art," "My Ship Will Sail" and "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)").
Hopefully you caught the full album preview when you had the chance but if not, you can now be first in line to see the video premiere for the new Kings of Leon track "On Call" right over at Yahoo Music.
Despite our wishful thinking that the new Maximo Park album, Our Earthly Pleasures, would be released the day after the UK date, we'll all have to wait until May 8th (more than a month after the UK). At least, we'll get "Distance Makes" and "Pride Before a Fall" as bonus tracks.
